1917
109 years ago
St Kilda's Harold Parker died of wounds in a German hospital after a trench raid, lying in a shell hole where an entire stretcher party sent for him was shot down.
War and society
30 January
From the archive
- 2013
After announcing the 2013 federal election date at the National Press Club, Julia Gillard reassured AFL devotees that the Saturday she had picked fell on a semi-final weekend, so they could hand out how-to-votes and still get to the footy.
A journalist had also asked whether she thought the Bulldogs would go straight through to a preliminary final.
Administration
Debuts
- 2021Alyssa Bannan
Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns, first of 83 AFLW games so far
- 2021Teah Charlton
Adelaide Crows v West Coast Eagles, first of 80 AFLW games so far
- 2021Isabella Lewis
West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Crows, first of 72 AFLW games so far
- 2021Megan Fitzsimon
Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns, first of 69 AFLW games so far
- 2021Eliza McNamara
Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns, first of 64 AFLW games so far
- 2021Daisy D'Arcy
Gold Coast Suns v Melbourne, first of 59 AFLW games so far
- 2021Lucy Single
Gold Coast Suns v Melbourne, first of 58 AFLW games so far
- 2021Bess Keaney
Gold Coast Suns v Melbourne, first of 54 AFLW games so far
- 2021Shanae Davison
West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Crows, first of 45 AFLW games so far
Born on this day
- 2007Xavier Taylor, still playing
Melbourne, 3 games (2026)
- 2004Sofia Hurley, still playing
Sydney Swans, 43 games (2022-2026)
- 2001Riley Garcia, still playing
Western Bulldogs, 39 games (2021-2025)
- 1991Alison Drennan, still playing
West Coast Eagles, 70 games (2019-2025)
- 1987Lance Franklin
Hawthorn, 354 games (2005-2023)
- 1975Jarrad Schofield
Port Adelaide, 206 games (1993-2006)
